14th Annual NEVY Awards: Back to the NEVYs
The region’s biggest innovation celebration is back, and this time, we’re going Back to the Future.
Multiple sold-out years. One legendary night. On Thursday, December 3, the NEVY Awards return to House of Blues Boston, and we’re hitting 88 MPH. Lock in your Early Bird ticket before the price jumps and the room fills up.
Since 2013, the NEVYs have been New England’s premier celebration of the venture ecosystem — the one night a year when the founders, funders, and operators behind Tech, Healthcare, and Life Sciences stop building long enough to celebrate how far we’ve come.
For our 14th year, we’re going Back to the Future. We’re honoring the innovators that brought us here, toasting the breakthroughs defining what comes next, and throwing the kind of party the NEVYs are famous for. Less awards-show formality, more the ultimate reunion of the people moving this region forward.
⚡ Why Attend
Celebrate the wins. Eight awards spanning the full ecosystem, from Emerging Company of the Year to the Spirit of the NEVYs.
The room is the value. Great Scott! 500+ founders, investors, and operators across Tech, Healthcare, and Life Sciences. All in one place, all ready to party.
A night, not a panel. No badges-and-breakouts energy. Open-bar buzz, 80s jams, a theme worth dressing for, and a night designed to leave you more connected than you arrived.
Be part of the next chapter. 14 years in, the NEVYs are where the ecosystem writes its story. Don’t hear about it Friday morning.
🚀 What to Expect
Picture it: you walk into House of Blues, the lights are low, the energy is high, and the first person you see is someone you’ve been meaning to call for six months. A drink finds your hand. Across the room, a founder you backed two years ago is about to win Exit of the Year. The program moves fast with eight awards. Between categories, the room is alive: introductions, reunions, the hallway-track conversations that usually only happen by accident. The DeLorean is optional. The energy is not.
🎟️ Tickets
One ticket type, released in timed waves. When a wave sells out, the price goes up, and it never comes back down.
LIVE NOW: “88 MPH” Early Bird @ $140: Move fast, get rewarded. The lowest price we will offer for this room from this point on.
General Admission @ $180: The standard ticket once Early Bird sells out. Same legendary night, regular price.
It's the Final Countdown @ $210: The last tickets to a room that has sold out multiple years. If we reach this wave, we're nearly full, and you are cutting it close.
⚡ Sold out for 3 consecutive years. There is no reason to believe 2026 will be any different.
🏆 2026 Award Categories
Emerging Company of the Year · Powerhouse Company of the Year · Exit of the Year · Rising Star VC · Investor of the Year · Community Champion of the Year · Firm of the Year · Spirit of the NEVYs.
🤝 Interested in Sponsoring?
Want your brand at the center of the night? Sponsoring the NEVYs puts you in front of 500+ of the region’s founders, investors, and operators and aligns you with this moment of renewal in New England innovation. A few partnership spots remain. Reach out -> [email protected]
The time circuits are set and the DeLorean’s fueled. See you Dec 3. Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
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About the Host:
The New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) is the representative body of New England’s VC community. Our mandate is simple and urgent: strengthen, connect, and advocate for the region’s venture ecosystem so New England remains a leading place to build and scale high‑impact companies.
Professional Advisors:
Benchmark Strategies, CBIZ, Cooley, Coretelligent, Hughes Marino, Silicon Valley Bank
Aspen HR, Citrin Cooperman, Scratch Marketing & Media, Trident Trust
Alliant, Banc of California, Comerica Bank, Customers Bank, Deloitte, Embedded Counsel, IDA Ireland, Invest in Türkiye, Nutter, The Open Accelerator